Sanitary bedpan



June 14, 192 1,632,645

7 A. E LUNA SANITARY BEDPAN Filed Oct. 21, 1926 IN VEN TOR flrzuro aeLund BY 477), I 7

ATTORNEY Patented June 1 4, 1927. v

, UNITEDLSTATJES ARTURO m: Lona, OFBUFFALO, NEW YORK; 3

SANITARY 'BEDPAN.

This invention relates generally to sanitary covers, the inventionhaving more particular reference to a novel type of sanitary cover usedto cover a bed pan such as usedduring 5 an illness confining a person tobed.

The invention has for an object the pro vision'of an improved sanitarycover, for the purpose described, of simple and inex pensiveconstruction.

A further ob ect of the invention'is the provision of an improvedsanitary cover embodying certain novel features NVlllCll will render thesaid device more useful and efficient.

-For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a. top planview illustrating my improvedsanitary cover applied to a. bed pan.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged thereof, as viewed from the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The construction and design, such as generally used during an'illnessconfining a person to bed, and is provided with a handlell, a spout 12,and an aperture 13 As here embodied my improved sanitary cover comprisesa main element 14, adapted to encircle the above mentioned aperture 13,and to cover the portion of the bed pan adjacent to the aperture 13, andis provided with flaps 15, extending therefrom, formed therein byslotting the main element 14, as

at .16, so as to permit the said flaps 15 to cover the edge of theaperture 13 of the bed pan 10, so as to provide a sanitary cover for thesaid bed pan.

, The-attaching means provided to attach myimproved device to the bedpan 10, comprises a rod 17, hinged as at 18, at its eX- tremities, tora'ised elements 19 of the bed pan 10, located under the above.mentioned spout 12. The pin 20 is attached, at its extremities to thesupports 21, also attached to the rod 17, and depending therefrom. Theflat spring 22, is attached as at 23, by

. 5 rivets or the like to the spout 12, and is posi f tioned so astoallow a finger 24 integral fragment-airy view bed, pan 10, is of commonordinary Application filed October 21, .1926. Serial No. 143,055.

with one side of its free extremity to normally hold the, pin 20incontact With the spout 12 of the bed pam 10. Projecting fasteners 27are attached. to the bed pan 10, adjacent to the handle 11, andare'adapted to engageelongated slots 28, formed in the main element 14,the fasteners being insertatble through the enlarged portions 29 ofthesaid elongated slots 28. l

"The main element 14 of my improved sanitary cover is provided withextended portions 25, adapted to engage over the spout 12 of the bed pan10, and terminating in an extremity, or tongue 26, which is positionedbetween the rod 17 and the pin 20,

between the pin 20 and the spout 12. The latter described constructionbeing such as will permit the attaching means as described above tosecurely hold my improved sanitary cover in place on the bed pan 10.

It will. be understood that my improved sanitary cover may bemade ofheavy paper, fibre paper, or the like, or of any similar cheap materialwhich may be discarded and replaced, being used but once.

lVhile I have above described the preferred form, construction andarrangement of the several elements employed, it will be understood thatthe device is, nevertheless, susceptible of considerable of resorting toall such changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim as new and desiretoprotect by Letmodification therein, and 1 therefore reserve theprivilege ters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. A sanitary cover for bed pans comprising a main element adapted toencircle the aperture of the said bed pan, and to cover the portionadjacent to the said aperture, and provided with flaps extendingtherefrom, so as to permit the said flaps to cover the edge of the saidaperture in the said bed pan, said main element provided with extendedportions, adapted to engage the spout of the said bed pan, andterminating in a tongue, elongated slots provided with enlargedportionsformed in the said main element, adapted 'to be engaged byprojecting fasteners attached to the said bed pan, as a means ofattaching the said sanitary cover to the said bed pan.

2. A sanitary cover for bed pans, comprising a main element adapted toencircle portions, adapted to engage the spout of'the bed pan, andterminating in a tongue adapted to be clamped by clan'lping means to thebed pan, and the main element being 10 also formed with elongated slotswith enlarged portions adapted to be engaged by projecting fastenersfrom the bed pan.

In testimony whereof I have afl'ixed my signature.

ARTURO DE LUNA.

